GeekDad held a contest, asking readers to submit pictures of themselves and their kids sharing a geeky activity, and we received some wonderful shots. But we had to narrow them down, so here are the top 10 Generation Geek images, as picked by the GeekDad readers.

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Leave Us Alone, We’re Coding

by Brianne Copp
“This is basically their natural habitat, so it wasn’t hard to capture. I love that they have almost the same serious expression on their faces in this one.”

Sofia Reading Bone in Our Library

Homemade Wicket and Leia costumes

By Rian
“Our daughter(6) wanted to be Leia, so we talked her into the Endor costume so that her brother(3) could be Wicket (he was a perfect Ewok!). They had fun acting out the cracker scene over and over. She got a taste of geek bias when kids at her elementary school didn’t believe she was Leia. (Leia wears a WHITE DRESS!)”

Confirming Myths

The Tools to Succeed

By Micheal
“We gave Ryan his first real tools when he was 2. Now 4 he can use the saw, drill, screwdrivers, pliers and shovels with relative proficiency. Here he’s cleaning up after helping dismantle our deck.
Empower your kids real tools*, real projects and real one-on-one attention. They’ll learn much more than they will with a Dora The Explorer video about a magic hammer that talks.
*Be they real tools for wood working, an actual breadboard with power source and LEDs, real instruments, a real computer or whatever they’re interested in.”